The official triathlon thread

[YOhio]

Completely serious question. Maybe it was so dumb you saw it as a troll post, but yes, the question was sincere.

No. He's only done one run on the elliptical and I think two on the treadmill. The elliptical was because of his hip issues and the treadmill was because of a hurricane. All the rest have been real runs on the road.

[smokymountainrain]

No. He's only done one run on the elliptical and I think two on the treadmill. The elliptical was because of his hip issues and the treadmill was because of a hurricane. All the rest have been real runs on the road.

Thanks. So my point is this - If he completes all 50, he will have run, swam and biked 7,030 miles with about 78 of those miles on a machine. If there is an asterisk on this, it is an extremely insignificant one. Perhaps it's due to the fact that I've never done an Ironman, but with 6952 out of 7030 miles being legit, I'd say he will have completed 50 Ironmans in 50 days - no need to discredit him with an asterisk.

[Moliere]

Well, he also completed a couple bike rides on a trainer, but I'm not sure why you'd discount runs/rides on a machine. They are still difficult and you still put in about the same amount of effort. In fact, they are probably more mentally taxing than being outside.

I'd agree with the asterisk by the elliptical "run" but the fact he's still doing some swimming in open water and he's sometimes doing 5k plus in elevation on his rides is crazy incredible.

FTR, if I was in Utah this weekend if for sure run with him. I hope he gets a large group out and I'm sure he will.

[Donuthole]

Nobody is saying what the guy is doing isn't physically amazing. It definitely is. But it's not 50 Ironmans in 50 days. And if he and/or his people try to claim it is when he's done, I hope they get called out on it. Anecdotally speaking, the interest in his quest is doing dropped off precipitously as soon as the whole elliptical/treadmill thing came into play. I was seeing dozens of posts about this guy on fb up to that point. Now I might see one or two a week, if that.

[YOhio]

Nobody is saying what the guy is doing isn't physically amazing. It definitely is. But it's not 50 Ironmans in 50 days. And if he and/or his people try to claim it is when he's done, I hope they get called out on it. Anecdotally speaking, the interest in his quest is doing dropped off precipitously as soon as the whole elliptical/treadmill thing came into play. I was seeing dozens of posts about this guy on fb up to that point. Now I might see one or two a week, if that.

I think he can count 50 Ironman distances in 50 days and I don't care if I get called out on it! My guess as to why you're seeing interest drop off is that it's not that interesting to talk or post about for 50 days straight.

[Donuthole]

I think he can count 50 Ironman distances in 50 days and I don't care if I get called out on it! My guess as to why you're seeing interest drop off is that it's not that interesting to talk or post about for 50 days straight.

Your guess is wrong! Runners/triathletes/fitness dorks talk and post about boring stuff all the time, and for much longer than 50 days. I have one fb acquaintance who posts a picture of his pre-run snacks and pictures from his run every single day. That shit is boring, but he still posts it! Even he stopped posting about the Iron Cowboy.

FTR, your own description of his conquest contains a disclaimer.

[YOhio]

Your guess is wrong! Runners/triathletes/fitness dorks talk and post about boring stuff all the time, and for much longer than 50 days. I have one fb acquaintance who posts a picture of his pre-run snacks and pictures from his run every single day. That shit is boring, but he still posts it! Even he stopped posting about the Iron Cowboy.

FTR, your own description of his conquest contains a disclaimer.

Read the tweet above. That's the claim they seem to be making.

[Dwight Schr-ute]

He finished #41 tonight in Wisconsin. The guy is an athletic freak. Here's a good shot of his right foot.

After this, he's welcome to claim whatever the hell he wants to.

But seriously, what do with your life after something like this? I wonder if he's signed up for any official Ironmans. He has plenty of endurance at this point, but he's been going so slow, I wonder if he would even be able to qualify for any of the big ones.

[falafel]

Nobody is saying what the guy is doing isn't physically amazing. It definitely is. But it's not 50 Ironmans in 50 days. And if he and/or his people try to claim it is when he's done, I hope they get called out on it.

Substantial compliance.

[Moliere]

After this, he's welcome to claim whatever the hell he wants to.

But seriously, what do with your life after something like this? I wonder if he's signed up for any official Ironmans. He has plenty of endurance at this point, but he's been going so slow, I wonder if he would even be able to qualify for any of the big ones.

He's already done Kona. I don't think he's typically very fast, but certainly faster than your average amateur triathlete.

I've been wondering how he'll feel when he wakes up on Sunday. Will he feel a bit depressed that his streak is ending and maybe have a desire to try to keep it going or will he just be glad it's all over. Sure it'll be the latter, but there'll some of the former in there as well.

[scottie]

FTR, if I was in Utah this weekend if for sure run with him. I hope he gets a large group out and I'm sure he will.

Be there in spirit, on an elliptical.

[RC Vikings]

I did my second tri ever yesterday. Burley holds the Spudman tri and it's a big one. This is the first one since the new knee and I wanted to get a feel for it and see what it would take to do well next year. The swim is fast since it goes down the Snake River. I had borrowed a wetsuit and fifty yards into the swim I couldn't breathe because the suit was to tight. I went over to shore and was able to pull it down to my waist. I ended up with a 40 minute swim when I was shooting for 20. We started in the last wave of swimmers so when we started the bike there were thousands of cyclists in front of us. I was able to get into a nice little rhythm around 21 mph and just started passing cyclist after cyclist. My bike lasted 1:10 and that's right around where I thought I would be. The run was a different story, I was totally unprepared for it and it showed. A bunch of those people I passed on the bike got me back on the run. 1:15 for a 10K is terrible. I was hoping for right around an hour. My total time was 3:19, next year I would like to really target this and be right around 2:50. It was fun and I learned a lot. HFNW is in for next year, come join us.

[PaloAltoCougar]

I did my second tri ever yesterday. Burley holds the Spudman tri and it's a big one. This is the first one since the new knee and I wanted to get a feel for it and see what it would take to do well next year. The swim is fast since it goes down the Snake River. I had borrowed a wetsuit and fifty yards into the swim I couldn't breathe because the suit was to tight. I went over to shore and was able to pull it down to my waist. I ended up with a 40 minute swim when I was shooting for 20. We started in the last wave of swimmers so when we started the bike there were thousands of cyclists in front of us. I was able to get into a nice little rhythm around 21 mph and just started passing cyclist after cyclist. My bike lasted 1:10 and that's right around where I thought I would be. The run was a different story, I was totally unprepared for it and it showed. A bunch of those people I passed on the bike got me back on the run. 1:15 for a 10K is terrible. I was hoping for right around an hour. My total time was 3:19, next year I would like to really target this and be right around 2:50. It was fun and I learned a lot. HFNW is in for next year, come join us.

Kudos, RCV. If I can simply grab an innertube and float down the Snake, this might be a Tri I can handle. What's the terrain like for the ride and run?

[Uncle Ted]

I did my second tri ever yesterday. Burley holds the Spudman tri and it's a big one.

I was in Burley this weekend and saw a bunch of folks with numbers written on their legs. I was staying with my sister who lives on the snake and the damn announcer starting this thing woke me up and I couldn't get back to sleep. Would you tell the people running this thing to keep it down? Folk are trying to sleep.

[smokymountainrain]

RCV, just for fun, you should do another one today.